unemployed
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unemployed
- /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
Rhymes with -ɔɪd
adjective
- Having no job despite being able and willing to work. The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed.
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Having no use, not doing work
England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.
Similar: disused, idle, abeyant, at rest, cessant, dormant, dull, fallow, hibernating, inactive, inert, languid · Opposite: employed, in use
Similar: between jobs, employmentally challenged, idle, jobless, nonemployed, occupationless, on the wallaby, on the wallaby track, out of a job, out of work, resting, unbusied, unemployed, workless · Opposite: employed, working
noun
- The unemployed people of a society or the world, taken collectively.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jobless, idle, fired, laid-off, at leisure, discharged, dismissed, pink-slipped, unemployment, joblessness, underemployed, inactive, vacant, unoccupied, standstill, stop
adjective
Similar: between jobs, employmentally challenged, idle, jobless, nonemployed, occupationless, on the wallaby, on the wallaby track, out of a job, out of work, resting, unbusied, unemployed, workless · Opposite: employed, working
Translations
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adj having no job
| Español | desempleado, cesante, parado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 실업의 sireobui, 실직한 siljikhan, 실업자 sireopja |
| 日本語 | 失業者 shitsugyōsha |
| 中文 | 失業的 /失业的 shīyè de |
| हिन्दी | बेकार bekār, बेरोज़गार berozgār, निकम्मा nikammā |
| Português | desempregado |
| Français | au chômage, inoccupé, chômeur |
| Deutsch | arbeitslos |
| Italiano | disoccupato |
| Ελληνικά | άνεργος ánergos |
| Română | șomer |
| Русский | безрабо́тный bezrabótnyj, неза́нятый nezánjatyj, нерабо́тающий nerabótajuščij, нетрудоустро́енный netrudoustrójennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thất nghiệp |
| العربية | مُتَبَطِّل mutabaṭṭil, مُتَبَطِّلَة mutabaṭṭila |
| עברית | מובטל muvtál |
noun the unemployed as a group
| 한국어 | 실업자 sireopja |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 失業者 shitsugyōsha |
| 中文 | 失業者 /失业者 shīyèzhě |
| Português | os desempregados |
| Français | les chômeurs |
| Deutsch | die Arbeitslosen |
| Italiano | i disoccupati |
| Ελληνικά | άνεργοι ánergoi |
| Русский | безрабо́тные bezrabótnyje |
Talk about this word "unemployed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unemployed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unemployed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unemployed "unemployed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unemployed.Cite this
@misc{unemployed_2026,
title = {unemployed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unemployed},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
